4. Doctors have told me I won’t reach 50 unless I do something drastic. I need to lose half my weight before they’ll give me a gastric band.
6. Keith began reducing his caloric intake last September after becoming bed-bound by his massive girth and two giant hernias. In January, Keith was visited by a team of healthcare professionals in his home who warned him, “take our advice or die.”
World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 Keith Martin, 42, from London, England is currently the heaviest man on the planet at 812 pounds. Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 Keith wasn’t always this heavy. At age 20, he weighed 210 pounds at 5 feet and 9 inches tall. But now Keith, at 812 llbs hasn’t left his house in nearly 11 years. Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 “Finding out that I’m the fattest man in the world has been the wake-up call I needed,” he explained. “I don’t blame anyone other than myself for this horrible situation. Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 Doctors have told me I won’t reach 50 unless I do something drastic. I need to lose half my weight before they’ll give me a gastric band. Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 I’d love to be as slim as I was in my youth, but what I really want is simply to sit comfortably in a normal-sized chair.” Keith has now gone on a diet in an attempt to lose weight. Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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World’s Heaviest Man Keith Martin Weighs 812 Pounds
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 Keith began reducing his caloric intake last September after becoming bed-bound by his massive girth and two giant hernias. In January, Keith was visited by a team of healthcare professionals in his home who warned him, “take our advice or die.” Photo: Barcroft/Landov
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